UM School of Nursing Office of Health Equity and Inclusion

The Office of Health Equity and Inclusion at University of Michigan School of Nursing strives to provide health equity education and academic support to work towards improving student outcomes, cultivating collective cultural consciousness, and encouraging inclusive teaching practices.

Any questions regarding workshop offerings please email EPIC Pathways Program Coordinators Lindsay Sexton (lindsbs@med.umich.edu) and Emily Herzog (epawlik@med.umich.edu)

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Lunch with Faculty

Health Equity Mentorship Program (members only)

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Science Learning Circles - NURS 236 - Fall 2023

Room 1250, Building 2 (426 NIB)

Science Learning Circles - BIOLCHEM 212 - Fall 2023

Room 1240, Building 2 (426 NIB)

Science Learning Circles - NURS 372 - Fall 2023

Room 1000, Building 2 (426 N Ingalls)

Science Learning Circles - NURS 245 - Fall 2023

Room 1250, Building 2 (426 NIB)

Science Learning Circles - NURS 218 - Fall 2023

Room 1240, Building 2 (426 NIB)

Health Equity Leadership Series

Student Success Workshops

Any questions regarding workshop offerings please email Program Coordinators Lindsay Sexton (lindsbs@med.umich.edu) and Emily Herzog (epawlik@med.umich.edu)

Test-Taking and Study Strategies - October 5, 2023

October 5, 2023 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Room 1250, Building 2 (426 NIB)

All BSN students are welcome and encouraged to attend this Student Success Workshop hosted by the EPIC Pathways: Nursing Health Equity Scholars Program in the UMSN Office of Health Equity and Inclusion. The goals of these workshops are to create community among BSN students while strengthening crucial success skills.

In this workshop, Dr. Libby Brough will share tangible, essential strategies for test-taking and studying. These will include common question types and traps on exams, tips to retain your learning, and metacognition. We'll complete practice questions together and review real-life nursing scenarios. Lastly, we will share examples of digital resources that students can -- and should -- utilize from the library.

Advanced registration is not required but encouraged. Please send any questions about this workshop to Emily Herzog at epawlik@umich.edu.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Academic Success - November 2, 2023

November 2, 2023 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Room 1250, Building 2 (426 NIB)

Stress and anxiety are an inevitable reality for nursing students and can inhibit your ability to thrive physically, mentally, and spiritually. At this workshop, Nicole Figueroa, Adjunct Clinical Instructor in our Undergraduate Studies Program, will share what cognitive behavioral therapy is and how to incorporate it into your daily life so you can effectively manage your stress and anxiety.

Advanced registration is not required but encouraged. Please send any questions about this workshop to Emily Herzog at epawlik@umich.edu.

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Pre-BSN Institute - June 28, 2023

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June 28, 2023 - 9:00am - 3:00pm

Room 1000, Building 2 (426 N Ingalls)

All incoming sophomore transfer students are invited to a special Pre-BSN Institute designed to support your academic, social, and all-around personal success as you embark on a new journey at UMSN. The institute is on Wednesday, June 28th, from 9am-3pm at the School of Nursing (Bldg. 426, Room 1000).

During the Institute, you will get to know each other and key UMSN faculty and staff who will be a part of your UMSN experience through graduation. You'll also participate in educational activities, like a self-assessment to understand your academic strengths and areas of growth, a student panel featuring rising juniors in the transfer pathway, and a deep dive into test-taking and study strategies - so you can accomplish and even exceed all the goals you've set for yourself this year!

The Pre-BSN Institute is optional, but highly recommended for all incoming sophomore transfer students. This opportunity is hosted by the EPIC Pathways: Nursing Health Equity Scholars Program in the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion. Lunch will be provided. Please email Lindsay Sexton at lindsbs@umich.edu with any questions.

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Community Building and Time Management and Organization Strategies - September 7, 2023

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September 7, 2023 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Room 1250, Building 2 (426 NIB)

168 hours -- this is how much time BSN students have each week to do it all: eat, sleep, exercise, study, go to clinicals and class, work, travel, family responsibilities. So how might we prevent burnout despite this harsh reality?

Come together to help build community, discuss healthy ways to engage with various roles and responsibilities, learn ways to institute life balance, and understand what constitutes "doing and being enough". At this workshop we will also preview Fall 2023 events and programs hosted by the EPIC Pathways: Nursing Health Equity Scholars Program.

Advanced registration is not required but encouraged. Please send any questions about this workshop to Emily Herzog at epawlik@umich.edu.

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Lunchtime Learning Series

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August 28, 2023 - 9:00am - April 26, 2024 - 9:00am

Asynchronous (LinkedIn)
UMSN Office of Health Equity and Inclusion

The buffet of professional development offerings at the University of Michigan can get overwhelming at times. UMSN Faculty and Staff will now have the opportunity to take on bite-sized professional development by participating in the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion’s Lunchtime Learning Series. The Lunchtime Learning Series is an intentionally curated selection of LinkedIn courses centered around the topics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our goal is to provide suggestions for easy to digest trainings that can help us work towards strengthening our cultural competency and contributing to a healthier work and classroom environment for all.

These courses can be completed alongside your lunch break or at any time that works best for your schedule. Staff and Faculty that successfully complete all of the courses and submit the corresponding LinkedIn certificates will receive a certificate from the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion recognizing you for your outstanding commitment to our DEI and EPIC values. Our hope is that this will provide a shared learning experience across UMSN where the content of the courses can easily be incorporated into our practice and hopefully spark your interest in seeking out more DEI professional development opportunities.

More information about the LinkedIn courses can be viewed HERE.

Benefits of Participating:

Earn a Lunchtime Learning Series DEI Certificate to post on your office door & add to your resume
Individual course certificates posted to your LinkedIn Profile
Personal Learning, Growth, and Community Building

*OPTIONAL: In order to receive the completion certificate for the Lunchtime Learning Series, you must submit a copy or screenshot of your LinkedIn Learning Certificates for each course and upload it HERE or email Lindsay Sexton (lindsbs@med.umich.edu).

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Welcome Week Programs 23-24

The Office of Health Equity and Inclusion at University of Michigan School of Nursing will be hosting multiple information tables at the UMSN Resource Fair where we will explain our suite of resources available to ALL UMSN Students. OHEI will also be co-hosting a Mentor/Mentee Mixer and Info Session for students interested in becoming either a Mentee or Mentor in the EPIC Health Equity Mentorship Program.

Both are great opportunities for you to ask us questions!

UMSN Resource Fair

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August 28, 2023 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

426 NIB - Lobby
UMSN Office of Health Equity and Inclusion

Our Information Tables:

1) Academic Success and DEI/Wellness Workshops

2) Science Learning Circles

3) EPIC Health Equity Mentorship Program

See you there!

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Mentorship Mixer and Info Session

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August 30, 2023 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Room 1240 & 1250, Building 2 (426 NIB)
UMSN Office of Health Equity and Inclusion & Undergraduate Advising

Learn more about Mentorship Programs offered through UMSN: AMP & EPIC Pathways Health Equity Mentorship Program
Connect with other UMSN students
Enjoy FREE snacks and BINGO!

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Faculty Lunch - with Dr. Reyes

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September 8, 2023 - 12:25pm - 1:30pm

UMSN Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership & UMSN Office of Health Equity and Inclusion

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Health Equity Mentorship Program (members only)

Orientation #1

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September 8, 2023 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Livestream Available (Visible After Registration)
UMSN Office of Health Equity and Inclusion

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Orientation #2

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September 22, 2023 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Office of Health Equity and Inclusion

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Health Equity Leadership Series

The Health Equity Leadership Series is a speaker series that welcomes leaders in the fields of nursing and healthcare to share their expertise and engage members of the UM community in critical thinking, learning, and dialogue about topics in health equity. Our goal is to expose UM faculty, staff, students, and alumni to some of the most pressing and relevant topics in health equity and nursing. Attendees will be challenged to learn, unlearn, and expand upon their own views while also networking with leaders who have a demonstrated commitment to advancing equity in healthcare.

This event series is hosted by the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. All UM students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome to attend. Please send any questions about the Health Equity Leadership Series to Emily Herzog (epawlik@umich.edu).

Black Maternal Health with Dr. Lucinda Canty - October 11, 2023

October 11, 2023 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Livestream Available (Visible After Registration)

“Addressing Racial Disparities in Maternal Health: A Collaborative Approach”

Dr. Lucinda Canty is a certified nurse-midwife, Associate Professor of Nursing and Director of Seedsworks Health Equity in Nursing Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She received her BSN from Columbia University and her MSN from Yale University, specializing in nurse-midwifery, and her Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. Her research interests include the prevention of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, reducing racial and ethnic health disparities in reproductive health, promoting diversity in nursing, and eliminating racism in nursing and midwifery. She is an artist, poet, and historian. She currently hosts web discussions Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing. She is the founder of Lucinda’s House, a Black Maternal Health Collective to promote maternal health equity through community collaboration and programs that provide support and education.

In her talk, Dr. Canty will be discussing the current state of maternal health, her research into the experience of Black women who experienced life-threatening complications and how everyone, all healthcare team members, can address racial disparities in maternal health.

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LGBT Life in Thailand: Past, Current, and Future Situations with Dr. Priyoth Kittiteerasack - November 8, 2023

November 8, 2023 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

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Title: LGBT life in Thailand: Past, Current, and Future Situations

Dr. Priyoth Kittiteerasack is an assistant professor at the Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Thammasat University in Thailand. He also serves as a head of the Thammasat University Research Unit in Health, Educational, and Social Equity in Sexual and Gender Diversity. He has more than 10 years of experience in teaching, research, and leadership in nursing. His research focuses on mental health disparities, especially depression and suicide, among multicultural sexual and gender minority individuals in Asia and beyond.

Join us as Dr. Kittiteerasack discusses:

Minority stress model and how these stressors impact LGBT mental health
LGBT situations in Thailand, including laws, policy, religion, social settings, gender affirmative surgery, etc.
LGBT social movements in Thailand

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Humanities in Nursing with Shirley Stephenson - January 17, 2024

January 17, 2024 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

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Shirley Stephenson is a Clinical Practice Nurse Educator at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing and family nurse practitioner at UI Health. She is also the Poet in Residence at UIC’s new Institute of Addiction and Mental Health. Her experience and interests include HIV prevention (PrEP), family planning, adolescent health, medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorder, LGBTQ-inclusive healthcare, and preventive services, including screenings, immunizations, and nutrition counseling.

At this session, we will consider how engagement with the arts can foster humility, highlight our interconnectedness, and restore both energy and purpose. Attunement to our own creativity can also help us reimagine healthcare systems—and our roles within them—that perpetuate exclusion and inequity. Shirley will speak through the lens of a poet and nurse practitioner with clinical experience in primary care, HIV, and substance use. Attendees are encouraged to read this article by Stephenson in advance of our session.

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Housing Insecurity and Inequality with State Rep. Jason Morgan - February 16, 2024

February 16, 2024 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

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State Rep. Jason Morgan is serving his first term representing the 23rd House District, which comprises Ann Arbor, the city of South Lyon, Superior Township, Salem Township, and parts of Plymouth, Northville, Lyon, and Ann Arbor Townships.

Rep. Morgan’s passion is serving the community, with a particular focus on addressing economic and social inequality, LGBTQ rights, access to quality public education, transportation, mental health and criminal justice diversion. He brings these passions with him to Lansing as he serves his district.

He will be speaking about housing insecurity and inequality in Ann Arbor and the consequential health effects on residents. He will also share more about the political process so that we might impact change as nurses, future nurses, and nursing educators.

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Implicit Bias and Patient-Provider Communication with Dr. Nao Hagiwara - September 13, 2023

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September 13, 2023 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

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"Implicit bias training in the healthcare setting: Challenges and future directions"

Despite an increasing effort to reduce implicit bias among healthcare professionals in recent years, there is limited empirical evidence to support the effectiveness of implicit bias training that is currently available. In this presentation, Dr. Nao Hagiwara will first review major challenges with mitigating providers' implicit bias. She will then discuss the importance of both drawing on social psychology research of intergroup bias and using the clinical and translational science framework to address those challenges.

Dr. Hagiwara is a Professor of Public Health Sciences and Director of the Program on Health Disparities and Community Engagement Research at the University of Virginia. She is a leading researcher in the field of healthcare providers bias and racial disparities in healthcare and health. With a training background in basic experimental social psychology, she grounds her applied disparities research in social psychology theories of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. To date, she has obtained multiple NIH grants on provider implicit bias and published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Her recent work on provider implicit bias has appeared in flagship journals, including the Lancet, as well as popular media outlets, such as CNN and New York Times. She is the recipient of the 2023 Diversity in Research Award from the Social Personality Health Network.

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DEI & Wellness Workshops

The DEI & Wellness Workshops are a collection of interactive workshops that welcomes students to engage in critical thinking, learning, and dialogue about topics related to Diversity, Health Equity, and Wellness. Our goal is to expose students to some of the most pressing and relevant topics in health equity and student wellness. Attendees will leave each session with tangible skills and tools to implement in their own practice as a student and as a future nurse.

This event series is hosted by the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. All UM students are welcome to attend. Please send any questions about the DEI & Wellness Workshops to Lindsay Sexton (lindsbs@med.umich.edu).

Imposter Syndrome and Overcoming Perfectionism

October 19, 2023 - 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Room 2250, Building 2 (426 NIB)
Office of Health Equity and Inclusion

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LGBTQ+ Health Disparities: Striving for Equitable Care

November 27, 2023 - 3:30pm - 5:00pm

UMSN Building 2, Room 2250
UMSN Office of Health Equity and Inclusion & Spectrum Center

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Intercultural Development and Global Health

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September 18, 2023 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Room 2250, Building 2 (426 NIB)
UMSN Office of Health Equity and Inclusion

Are you interested in exploring...

Why global health matters in local contexts?
How healthcare is shaped by culture?
What skills are needed to improve health equity locally and globally?
How global education can help you develop these skills?

If so, register today!

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